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. 2021 Jul;111(7):e5. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.306017e

Erratum In: Violent Victimization Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Populations in the United States: Findings From the National Crime Victimization Survey

PMCID: PMC8493174  PMID: 34370526

In: Bender AK, Lauritsen JL. Violent victimization among lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations in the United States: findings from the national crime victimization survey, 2017–2018. Am J Public Health. 2021;111(2):318–326. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.306017

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See also Blosnich, p. 190.

On page 321 two row labels were interchanged in Table 1 of the manuscript. Table 1 should appear as follows:

TABLE 1—

Descriptive Statistics for Sociodemographic Characteristics by Sexual Orientation: Weighted National Crime Victimization Survey Data: United States, 2017–2018

Gay or Lesbian (n = 5380), a % (95% CI) Bisexual (n = 2585), a % (95% CI) Heterosexual (n = 418 003), a % (95% CI)
Age, y
 16–24 17.1 (15.3, 19.1) 49.1 (46.3, 51.9) 15.7 (15.4, 16.1)
 25–39 32.1 (29.8, 34.5) 30.6 (28.0, 33.4) 23.8 (23.5, 24.2)
 40–54 26.7 (24.5, 29.1) 12.6 (10.9, 14.5) 24.1 (23.8, 24.4)
 ≥ 55 24.1 (22.1, 26.1) 7.7 (6.4, 9.1) 36.3 (35.8, 36.8)
Sex
 Female 42.9 (40.7, 45.2) 75.0 (72.0, 77.8) 51.8 (51.6, 52.1)
 Male 57.1 (54.8, 59.3) 25.0 (22.2, 28.0) 48.2 (47.9, 48.4)
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White 68.8 (66.4, 71.1) 64.9 (61.3, 68.4) 63.4 (62.5, 64.3)
 Non-Hispanic Black 9.9 (8.6, 11.5) 10.4 (8.6, 12.50) 12.0 (11.3, 12.6)
 Hispanic 15.0 (13.3, 17.0) 15.5 (13.1, 18.2) 16.4 (15.8, 17.0)
 Non-Hispanic other race 6.1 (5.0, 7.5) 9.1 (7.3, 11.3) 8.1 (7.8, 8.5)
Household income, $
 < 25 000 15.1 (13.4, 17.0) 26.5 (23.9, 29.2) 13.7 (13.2, 14.2)
 25 000–49 999 17.3 (15.5, 19.2) 22.3 (19.9, 25.0) 19.2 (18.7, 19.7)
 50 000–74 999 15.3 (13.5, 17.2) 13.3 (11.3, 15.6) 13.9 (13.6, 14.2)
 ≥ 75 000 36.3 (34.0, 38.7) 25.3 (22.7, 28.1) 28.3 (27.8, 28.9)
 Unknown 16.1 (14.3, 18.0) 12.6 (10.7, 14.8) 25.0 (24.1, 25.9)
Residential area type
 Metropolitan central city 48.7 (45.7, 51.8) 45.1 (41.4, 48.9) 33.1 (31.7, 34.5)
 Surrounding area 43.1 (40.1, 46.2) 45.0 (41.5, 48.6) 52.5 (50.8, 54.1)
 Nonmetropolitan area 8.2 (6.3, 10.6) 9.9 (6.9, 13.8) 14.4 (12.1, 17.1)
Population percentage a 1.37 (1.30, 1.46) 0.69 (0.64, 0.75) 97.93 (97.83, 98.03)

Note. CI = confidence interval.

a

Population percentage and sample size based on persons aged 16 years and older and coded nonmissing on sexual orientation.

This correction does not affect the paper’s conclusions. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.306017e


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